27. VI. 1921

Comrade Avanesov sent you yesterday the printed draft of the Decree of the Council of Labor and Defense and the Council of People's Commissars with questions for reports*.

* See Works, 5th edition, vol. 43, pp. 266-291. Editor.

This draft will be finally approved by the All-Russian Central Executive Committee on Thursday, 30/VI.

It is necessary that all amendments be delivered to Comrade Avanesov by Wednesday, 29/VI, by 12 o'clock noon.

Each People's Commissar is responsible for the thoughtfulness and completeness of the questions regarding reports for his People's Commissariat and for the correctness of the editing of the questions.

No amendments will be accepted after that.

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars and Council of Labor and Defense

V. Ulyanov (Lenin)

First printed in 1945

in Lenin Miscellany XXXV

Printed from the manuscript